Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-08
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
The Part Love Played in an Albany Mer.
chants Life.
4 banv Journal.

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Thirty i've years ago Mr.. Darlington
Lodge of this city was resident of ST..
Johns, Newfoundland. Another resident
OF the same city was Miss Christine Ora
ham, WAC vas quite belle in st. Johns
society. She was handsome and accom-
plished, and much coIrted by the young
men of the place. Foremost among the
suitors fer her heart and hand were Mr..
Lodge and Mr.. Strachan, young
Scotchman. The pretty Chrissie seemed
10 favor young Lodge the most, but re
was poor, while the young Scotchmsn
was wealthy. The former, realizing that
he could not furnish the young lady with
home betting her station, did not press
his suit, and the result was that Miss
Chrissie was flally married to Mr..
StTschan. Mr.. Lodge then emigrated TO
this city, where he started in the knit
goods business as clerk. He was saving
and industrious, and soon became q
member of the firm Of Lodge, Sheldon &
Co, next OF Lodge, Gregory d Co., next
Lodge, wilkins & Co and now B.
Lodge & Co.
Mr.. Lodge prospered, and, although he
still held IN remembrance his early love,
some years ago Was married to Miss
Anna Scott, and established himself and
wife in handsome residence on Hill
place. Their domestic life was unmarried
until the death of his wife, two years
ago Meanwhile Mr.. and Mrs. Strachan
many years ago mad removed to Bsllarat,
Australia, where they had established
their residence and where Mr.. S.raChan
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INFLATED g CREST fortune, and died few
years sgo, leaving his wife and several
children surviving.
About year ago Mrs. Stracnan learn
ed from her brother in Newfoundland
where Mr.. Lodge was located and that he
was alone in the world. The old love
tina. half existed when they romped over
the rocks and hills OF their native town
had not died out OF her heart. She was
wealthy and lonely, SO she wrote to him
suggesting that if the recollection OF the
past still warmed his heart she would
Ike to hear from him. He answered the
letter and correspondence ensued, in
the course of which ne elected an expires
sion of her desire 10 come on and see
hin, and her willingness to renew the
old ties and marry him. He wrote back
that II she was ready TO aCcept the OLD
nan she should come on, and he would
meet her at Buffalo
She did not hesitate, but arranging hel
sfairs, started July on the Journey o.
1900 miles to Join the love of her youth
SIZE came by way of Auckland New Yea
land, Sidney and the Sandwich Islands tC
San Francisco by steamer, and thence BY
rail to Buffalo. where she arrived on Tues
day and found Mr. Lodge in waiting. The
meeting can better be imagined than de-
sCribed. lie found her changed, 1T is true
Thirty-fve years effect many changes, but
it WAS into ma'ronly, wei
preserved woman, who still
retained generous proportion
of the beauty possessed by her in heI
girlhood. In him she found s. still active
and vigorous man, with clear, brown
eyes, an erect figure, and the flush on hi
CheeA. They were at once quietly mar
RED at a lesding hotel, went to Niagar'
Falls TOR a day Or two, and YESTERDAY
came to Albany, where the reunited lover
viii continue to reside in Mr.. LODGE
elegant residence on Hill place. And wht
would not join in the wish thattheir com
panionshio may be long and happy one